Never again, Francis.
What else can I do...
...when you are killing yourself?
I'll stop.
Stop?
I promise.
How?
You never stopped before.
I never promised anybody before.
Francis...
...you think we can find a trumpet player for tonight?
Yeah.
So, Eddie...
... I think...
...you have two bars...
...vamp...
...to bring us in, right?
And then we come right in...
...on the melody.
Okay.
One, two, three, two, two....
Try it again with eight, right?
One, two, three, two, two, three....
Hey! This your little girl?
Do you like Monet?
Oh, yes.
All the colors....
He sounds like Ravel or Tad Dameran.
Just like bebop.
Francis...
...who is that playing?
Who is playing?
It's you.
You just made the record.
Not bad.
Well...
...it's a nice day out.
I think I'll go for a little stroll.
Could you...
...loan me a few francs?
I want to go to the tabac and get some cigarettes.
What the hell is all this about?
It's about Dale...
...and how, from tonight on, he gets paid direct.
Bullshit.
Direct...
...every night, like everybody else been.
That ain't my deal with Goodley, Dale.
You want to show me the paper?
You mean a contract?
Yeah, where it says...
...she gets paid every night.
Shit, you ain't been straight enough to sign your own name...
...on nobody's contract.
Butter...
... I've been straight enough to play my axe...
...every night, and...
..sweetly.
If I don't get my dough tonight...
... I won't be back tomorrow.
I gotta talk to Madame Queen.
Do that.
You pay him, you'll be in a world of trouble.
Hey...
...was I good?
Francis...
...direct!
like everybody else.
Tomorrow...
...a new wallet.
A big one.
Enjoy!
You're a great cook, Dale.
Really, it's marvelous.
You're a king.
like Louis the XIV?
Exactly.
Well, I don't know about that...
... but you always treat me like one, Francis.
Francis.
Oh, shit.
Why?
Hello, Long Tall.
I dreamed you were coming to Paris.
Tonight we have with us...
... Miss Darcey Leigh.
Perhaps if we...
...welcome her nicely to the stage, she'll join us.
Please?
"How Long Has This Been Going On?"
You know your cue?
Yes, the two.
I could cry
Salty tears
Where have I been
All these years
Little wow
Tell me now
How long has this been...
...going on
There were chills
Up my spine
And some thrills
I can't define
Listen sweet
I repeat
How long has this been...
...going on
Oh, I feel
That I could melt
Into heaven I'm hurled
I know...
...how Columbus felt
Finding another world
Kiss me once
Put on a hell of a show.
Yeah, and we cut a few sides too.
I heard.
I heard you're playing soprano again too.
Yeah, first time in a long time.
Why do you seem so on edge?
Oh, just because...
... I keep wondering if I still have something to give.
Of course you do.
You have a Lot to give.
It was you who taught me to listen to the bass instead of the drums.
Well, you would've learned that in 10 or 15 years anyway.
I always thought we would keep each other company.
We have.
Dale, do you have any regrets?
Only one.
Which is?
I had big eyes...
...to play with Count Basie's band.
But he toad me that...
...one band leader in the band was enough.
Maybe it was for the better, huh?
Oh, no.
Dale's cool.
Oh I feel
That I could melt
Into heaven I'm hurled
And I know
How Columbus felt
Finding another world
Kiss me twice
And then once more
What a dunce
I was before
Listen sweet
I repeat
How long has this been...
...going on
How long has this been...
...going...
... on
Well, look at this. Miss Buttercup!
How you doing?
Hey, big D!
How you doing, man?
Let me tell you something.
-How are you? -Fine, how are you?
Man, it's good to see you.
Number one stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
-Who, me? -Yeah, you.
-Couldn't be. -Then who?
Number two had his finger in the cookie jar.
-Who, me? -Yeah, you.
-Couldn't be. -Then who?
Number three stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
-Who him? -Look at his face.
That's him.
Number three is in the cookie jar.
The leg, the classic Leg.
Oh, no, honey. Thank you.
She got you.
This is why my tie's flying around my neck all day. Right?
I gotta pull my shoes off to sing this song. Yeah!
Here we go.
I've had that man For 15 years
Paid all his room and board
Once he was like a Cadillac
Now he's like an old worn-out Ford
He never gave me A lousy dime
And put it in my hand
Well, there's gonna be some changes From now on
Accordin' to my plan
He's got to get it, Bring it, put it right here
Or else he's gonna Keep it out there
If he must beg it, borrow it Or steal it somewhere
As long as he gets it, honey You know I does not care
Well, I'm tired of buyin' pork chops
To grease his fat lips
And he's got find another place To park his old hips
He's got to get it, bring it, And put it right here
Else he's gonna keep it out there
Bees get the honey
Brings it to the comb
Else he's kicked out Of his home sweet home
To show you that he brings it Watch the dogs and the cats
Everything keeps bringing it From a mule to a gnat
He's got to get it, and bring it, And put it right here
Else he's gotta keep it out there
I tell you like a Chinaman Him don't bring him change
Him don't get no mm-mm If he break his damn neck
He's got to get, bring it, And put it right here
Else he's gonna keep-- Y'all know I ain't lyin' to you!
Else he's gonna keep-- Honey, I just keep sittin' on it!
Or else he's gonna keep it out there
You're all right!
It's funny how the world is inside of nothing.
I mean, you have your heart...
...and your soul...
...inside of you.
Babies are inside of their mothers.
Fish are out there in the water.
But the world...
...is inside nothing.
I don't know if I like this or not...
... but you better write it down.
It's for you. There's a call for you.
You're kidding.
Hello?
Long distance?
Yeah.
No, I can't come, I'm having too much fun.
-That was Birdland. -Yeah?
They wanted me to come back.
Did he tell you the one about The Red Shoes?
The Red Shoes, I saw it 40 times.
I like the scene where the impresario...
...is eating breakfast, a three-minute egg.
A young composer is disturbed because he came to see Mr. Lementoff...
...to complain about a piece of music that was stolen.
He says, "I'd like to complain...
...about a piece of music I wrote, which was stolen by my professor."
Mr. Lementoff didn't respond...
...so Krasner said, "Sorry I spoiled your breakfast."
Mr. Lementoff said, "Mr. Krasner, come here and sit down."
"Sometimes it is more disheartening...
...to steal than to be stolen from. Good day."
Wes, we gotta get cracking here.
Then you go your C again.
It's the quarter note. Quarter note to a....
Down to your F.
Okay, you got the beginning intro.
And Palle...
...you're next.
One, two, three....
Ready?
I hope your family likes surprises.
She wants you to make a wish.
-A wish? -Yeah.
Blow it out.
The candle.
Yeah.
They're nice people, your family.
They don't really like jazz.
Well....
That's all right.
But I felt...
...that they like to live in harmony.
Did I ever tell you about...
...the Alvin Hotel?
A Lot of great musicians...
...live there.
Yeah, Lady Francis....
I think it's about time for me to go home.
Well, I hope some good friends are here to meet us.
Welcome home, Dale.
R.W. Goodley. You must be Francis.
You took good care of Dale. He looks great.
I haven't seen him look this good in years.
How's Buttercup? What's she up to?
She's trying to run a red beans and rice joint...
-...in Paris. -In Paris, yes.
She's great. Buttercup is great, I tell you.
A great cook. A great cook.
Wow.
I don't remember all these people being here when we left.
Oh, they were here.
They were here.
It's your first time in New York?
Yeah.
Oh, you're in for a real treat. Yeah.
When you get back to Paris, you'll rave about how nice New Yorkers are.
-When would that be? -Pardon?
How long will you be here?
I don't know. Not long.
Not long?
I've been to Paris. I took Paris, you know.
I let De Gaulle walk the Champs Élysées first. After all, it is his place.
Paris, to me, Paris is a beautiful place.
It's got fancy bridges and it looks--
They're steam cleaning the buildings now.
Making them nice and white and clean.
But I prefer New York. I prefer New York.
New York, for me, the music is better. Because it's tougher.
There's tougher things going on here.
There's tougher people here.
It's not for everybody, New York.
Now we get over the Williamsburg Bridge, we'll be fine.
Traffic today at rush hour was bad at the airport.
The worse traffic I ever saw was in that area--
What's that arch in Paris? The Arch of Triumph.
The car's going in a circle. To me, from faraway, it looks pretty.
But when you're inside one of the cars, it was murder. The Left Lane--
In Coney Island we have a little ride where everybody bumps into each other.
I never saw drivers like these.
I never saw it.
Francis, Francis, let's go, come on.
Francis.
You can look at New York tomorrow.
All right, Dale, this is it. It's your favorite place.
I managed to work out an adjoining room for you...
...so you two are connected.
I got instant coffee for you, Dale.
I got peanut butter, I know you like that.
I got some things to go over with you here.
Your 802, your union dues.
I paid your union dues, I took care of your legal fees and your fines.
Whatever comes to you, you don't have to worry about it.
At the end of the week, come to my office.
Other thing is, I'll give you a little advance.
Here we are. Who wants it?
Francis, here we are. Okay, get yourself situated.
I know you'll probably want to go uptown, but if you want...
...there's the Armenian joint on 8th Avenue if you want to eat.
You could also eat at the club, but if you want--
I know you'll wind up at the Market Diner...
...but the Armenian joint, you sign for it, I put it on your tab.
The same thing goes for the Star Cleaners and Laundry on 7th Avenue.
Sign for it, I put it on your tab. All right?
Now, the band that we have here is terrific.
I know you've heard this a thousand times, but believe me.
When I say they're good, you're gonna love them.
Most important: The cabaret card.
The cabaret card.
Cabaret card we took care of.
We took care of it. It cost us.
I mean, it wasn't easy, but we took care of it.
So you're set. Okay?
Do you understand everything?
-Any questions? -No.
You should be all right. Okay?
-Goodley. -Yeah?
When do we start?
You start tomorrow night. Tomorrow night.
Okay, nice and cozy here, huh? Just like Cozy Cole.
See you guys later.
S.O.S.
"Same old shit."
But maybe you should go by the club and check it out.
Will you come?
No.
Dale's a little tired.
Those two tables over there.
Those people have been waiting for drinks. He's not at his station.
Francis, that's Dale's kid, right?
Yeah, I called her.
You're Chan? Hi, Goodley.
Hi, I'm Francis.
Nice to meet you.
My daughter.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...our next selection...
...is a composition...
...that I wrote for my daughter Chan...
...who just turned fifteen.
Fourteen.
"Chan's Song."
I liked my song.
Oh, wonderful.
Does it have words to it?
No.
But not everything has to have words to it.
I meant to...
... bring you something back from France.
You know, like perfume...
... but I wasn't sure because of your age.
I didn't expect anything.
I know someone who's been in Paris.
He brought this back for me.
Oh, I know.
From Montemarte.
I know.
Hey, Dale!
When did you get back?
-How you doing, Booker? -All right.
This your child?
Daddy lets you stay up late, huh?
Heard you the other night, Dale, blowing better than ever.
Thanks, man.
Feeling well?
Not bad.
So how's school?
Fine.
Hey, what do you want?
I want to see Dale.
He's not here.
I'll wait.
Tell Dale Booker was here.
If he wants something, he'll find me.
How is Chan?
like a stranger...
...and it's too Late to fix it.
Don't let that happen to you and Berangere.
Dale?
Yeah.
You were happy in Paris?
Very pretty town.
Is it the same room where Hershell died?
I don't know.
They all look the same.
Things work different here.
Yeah, I see.
Feels like far, Francis.
What?
Paris.
I'm going back, Dale.
I made two reservations.
For when?
Tomorrow evening.
Is it too soon?
There are two flights, at 7:30 and 9:30.
If we're going...
...let's go early.
You know...
... Lady Francis...
...there's not enough kindness...
...in the world.
This is the last call for Pan Am flight 132 for Paris.
All passengers, please proceed to gate 34.
"Dale died Friday at Cumberland Hospital. Goodley."
We would like to open with a tribute...
...to a great jazz musician...
...a man who died a few years ago.
He passed away ahead of us...
... but he was always doing things...
...ahead of us.
He wrote a song...
...just before he died that we'd like to perform tonight for you.
His name is Dale Turner.
I hope...
...Lady Francis...
... that we live long enough...
... to see an avenue...
... named after Charlie Parker.
A Lester Young Park.
Duke Ellington Square.
And even...
...a street named Dale Turner.